Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Surprisingly, private equity firms are at the forefront of this trend, investing heavily in solar, wind, biomass, and other renewables. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Peter Zhu, managing director at Macquarie Group Ltd.’s Key investors such as KKR & Co.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 7, 2024

Private credit investor Pemberton Asset Management is partnering with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to raise at least $1bn to provide net asset value loans to private equity firms, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Private Equity Firms 130

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Surprisingly, private equity firms are at the forefront of this trend, investing heavily in solar, wind, biomass, and other renewables. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Peter Zhu, managing director at Macquarie Group Ltd.’s Key investors such as KKR & Co.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraged Buyouts Buyout 130

Private Equity Insights

MARCH 22, 2024

The report cites unnamed sources as confirming that the US private equity firm is looking to hire financial advisers help evaluate a sale, although the process is at an early stage and KKR could still decide not to proceed with a deal. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

Private Equity Firms 130

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

Shares in Peloton soared by as much as 18% on Tuesday after CNBC reported that several private equity firms are cons idering a buyout of the connected fitness company, which is looking to refinance its debt and return to growth after 13 consecutive quarters of losses.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

HPS Investment Partners is leading the provision of an £800m ($1bn) private credit package for Ocorian, a Jersey-based investment management firm backed by private equity firm Inflexion, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Private Equity Firms 97

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Decisive strides in AI’s progress this year have stoked the buzz around the technology’s transformative potential, and asset managers – specifically hedge funds and private equity firms – are expecting it to change the way deals are sourced, investment decisions are made and value is created in portfolio companies.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Read more Arctos Partners Drives into F1 with Aston Martin Stake, Valued at $1bn Aston Martin F1 team sells stake to private equity firm at $1bn valuation. read more Brookfield Asset Management’s affiliate Closes $1.1bn Argo Acquisition Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. While exact figures.

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Vistra

APRIL 24, 2024

A special purpose vehicle, or SPV, in private equity is a distinct legal entity created for a specific financial purpose, such as holding assets, managing risks, or facilitating deals or…

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Churchill Asset Management and Arcmont Asset Management, the US and European asset management companies of Nuveen Private Capital (NPC), have appointed Katherine Elmore-Jones as a Partner and Head of Private Equity Business Development in Europe.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 7, 2023

Private equity firms TDR Capital and Sycamore Partners are reportedly considering joining forces in a bid to buy global sandwich chain Subway. JPMorgan Chase & Co, the investment bank advising Subway, has given the private equity firms interested in buying the company a $5 billion acquisition financing plan.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

French investment firm Wendel is to acquire a 75% stake in US asset management company Monroe Capital (MRCC.O) for $1.13bn in a move aimed at strengthening the firm’s presence in the growing private credit market, and boosting its asset management business, according to a report by Reuters.

Mergers and Acquisitions 98

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up AllianzGI manages around €90bn in private market assets. These structures typically offer period redemption opportunities up to a certain amount, usually 5% of net asset value per quarter.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The New York-based investment manager is planning to raise funds through collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) secured by the loans held by its flagship $52bn private credit fund, the report added, citing documents viewed by the newspaper. Blackstone did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.

Private Equity Firms 173

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

New York-based private equity firm Behrman Capital has acquired Vista Apex, a US manufacturer of consumable dental products for preventative oral hygiene, endodontics and restorative dentistry, from Philadelphia-based private equity firm Inverness Graham.

Private Equity Firms 130

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Bain has been interviewing investment banks to hire financial advisers that will help the private equity firm come up with a plan to cash out on its majority stake in Varsity Brands, the sources said. Varsity kept the yearbooks business when it sold Herff Jones to private equity firm Atlas Holdings earlier this year.

Private Equity Firms 130

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Goldman Sachs’ asset management arm said two funds have closed, raising more than $15bn for funds that enable investors to make secondary investments in existing private equity deals. read more Toshiba says $13.5bn takeover bid by JIP succeeds, set to go private Private equity fund Japan Industrial Partners Inc.’s

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Private equity firm Clearlake Capital, the co-owner of Chelsea Football Club, has finalised a deal to acquire a credit investment unit from Natixis, marking its entry into the booming $1.7tn private credit sector, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Private Equity Firms 98

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 10, 2023

Princeton Equity Group, LLC, a Princeton and Dallas-based private equity firm focused on control investments in franchisor and multi-unit companies, today announced the final closing of its Princeton Equity Partners II, L.P. Princeton is led by Co-founders and Managing Partners, Jim Waskovich and Doug Kennealey.

Private Equity Firms 130

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 9, 2023

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up In late June, asset manager Ares Management also inked a deal with PacWest Bancorp for a $3.54 billion lender finance portfolio. Source: Reuters Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Alternative investment giant Brookfield Asset Management is in advanced talks with Castlelake over the acquisition of a majority stake in the $22bn private credit manager, a specialist in aircraft leasing, according to a report by the Financial Times. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

Stakes 130

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

Toshiba Corp is considering a $20 billion offer from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners to take it private, a person familiar with the matter said, as the Japanese industrial conglomerate faces pressure from activist shareholders to improve governance. Other deals by the private equity firm include the $1.5

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

He and the New York-based Arougheti are both founders of private equity firms, the Carlyle Group and Ares Management Corp., Read more Morgan Stanley plans to double private credit portfolio to $50bn Morgan Stanley's asset management division aims to double its private credit portfolio to $50.

Private Equity Firms 130

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Private equity firms TA Associates and Warburg Pincus are exploring a sale of portfolio company Procare Solutions, a provider of child-care management software, that could value the business at nearly $2bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

Private Equity Firms 130

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

EQT has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Spain’s Universidad Europea from private equity firm Permira, in a deal that sources said valued the higher education group at more than 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) including debt. The buyout groups announced the deal on Monday.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Education Buyout 130

Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 9, 2023

The private equity firm is in the early stages of exploring a sale of the Hungary-based pet food manufacturer, which could be valued at more than €2bn ($2.2bn), according to one of the people. Apollo Global Management Inc. The private equity firm acquired the business in 2018.

Banks 130

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Private equity firms Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman are jockeying to buy the electronic signature platform, but the discussions are still ongoing and could change, the people added. Investment banks are also ahead of their private credit rivals to provide a €3 billion ($3.25 Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Allfunds Group Plc has started gauging takeover interest from private equity firms as the European fund distribution platform considers a possible sale, people with knowledge of the matter said. read more Brookfield Asset Management’s affiliate Closes $1.1bn Argo Acquisition Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

Private Equity Firms 147

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout Stakes 147

Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Asset manager Mirova plans to launch its sixth strategy dedicated to energy transition infrastructure, aiming to raise up to €2bn subject to regulatory approval. read more Silver Lake Acquires Software AG for €2.6bn US private equity firm Silver Lake has secured over 85% of the share capital and voting rights of.

Private Equity Firms 130

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 22, 2024

As part of the deal, Oakley is acquiring the shares of Horizons owned by Sherpa Capital, a leading private equity firm in Iberia. Read more Oakley Capital acquires Horizons Optical Oakley Capital, a pan-European middle-market private equity investor, has announced that Oakley.

Capital 130

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 31, 2024

Australian alternative asset manager HMC Capital has entered the private credit sector with an AUD127.5m acquisition of Melbourne-based real estate fund manager Payton Capital, according to a report by the Australian Financial Review. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

Capital 130

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Brookfield Asset Management announced today the closing of its latest flagship global private equity program, Brookfield Capital Partners VI (“BCP VI” or the “Fund”). With $12bn in total capital raised for the strategy, BCP VI is the largest private equity fund raised by Brookfield.

Private Equity Firms 130

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Blackstone is closing in on a deal with L’Occitane International owner Reinold Geiger to take the global skincare company private, with the world’s largest alternative asset manager potentially providing debt financing for the buyout.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout Asset Management 130

Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

New York-based private equity firm Harvest Partners (Harvest), has closed it latest buyout fund, Harvest Partners IX and its parallel funds (HP IX) with $5.34bn in capital commitments, ahead of its $5.25bn target. Harvest and its affiliates have over $20 billion of assets under management.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Morgan Stanley’s asset management division aims to double its private credit portfolio to $50 billion in the medium term as it gathers funds from large investors to loan out to companies. read more The post Morgan Stanley plans to double private credit portfolio to $50bn appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

Portfolios 130

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Thoma Bravo beat out several rival private equity firms in a sale process that EQS started this summer, according to people familiar with the matter. Read more Arctos Partners Drives into F1 with Aston Martin Stake, Valued at $1bn Aston Martin F1 team sells stake to private equity firm at $1bn valuation.

Private Equity Firms 130

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Café bar chain Joe & the Juice has secured an agreement with private equity firm General Atlantic which will see the firm hold a majority stake in the company. The US private equity firm is thought to value the business at $600m (£489.1m), including debt. It also aims to reduce its debt pile.

Stakes 130

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